2022 Celebration Bowl

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2022 Cricket Celebration Bowl
7th Celebration Bowl
Jackson State Tigers North Carolina Central Eagles
(12–0)(9–2)
SWAC MEAC
3441
Head coach: 
Deion Sanders 		Head coach: 
Trei Oliver
Coaches STATS
510
Coaches STATS
21NR
1234OTTotal
Jackson State714013034
North Carolina Central10798741
DateDecember 17, 2022
Season 2022
Stadium Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location Atlanta, Georgia
MVP Davius Richard (QB, NC Central) & Khalil Baker (DB, NC Central) [1]
Favorite Jackson State by 14 [2]
Referee Billy Williams (MAC) [3]
Attendance49,670
United States TV coverage
Network ABC
Announcers Tiffany Greene (play-by-play), Jay Walker (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
International TV coverage
Network ESPN Deportes and ESPN Brazil
Announcers ESPN Brazil: Thiago Alves (play-by-play) and Deivis Chiodini (analyst)
Celebration Bowl
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The 2022 Celebration Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 17, 2022, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The seventh annual Celebration Bowl, the game featured the Jackson State Tigers, champions of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and the North Carolina Central Eagles, champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). The SWAC and MEAC are the two prominent NCAA Division I conferences of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

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The game began at 12:07 p.m. EST [4] and aired on ABC. [5] It was the only Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) contest of the 2022–23 bowl games. Sponsored by wireless service provider Cricket Wireless, it was officially known as the Cricket Celebration Bowl.

Teams

The Celebration Bowl featured the Jackson State Tigers, champions of the Southwestern Athletic Conference and North Carolina Central Eagles, champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). This was North Carolina Central's second Celebration Bowl appearance following their one-point loss to Grambling State in 2016. [6] The Celebration Bowl is viewed by some as the de facto black college football national championship game, though not unanimously; [7] [8] North Carolina Central claims one black college football national championship: in 2006, as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. [9] Jackson State claims four, most recently in 2021 despite their loss in the Celebration Bowl to South Carolina State, which was also their only previous Celebration Bowl appearance. [10]

This was the fourth meeting between Jackson State and North Carolina Central; Jackson State entered leading the series 3–0. The teams had last played in 1987, when the Tigers defeated the Eagles 10–9. [9]

Jackson State

In their third season under head coach Deion Sanders, the Jackson State Tigers began the year with a dominant win over Florida A&M in the Orange Blossom Classic, played at Hard Rock Stadium. [11] Their second game was also a neutral site contest, as they defeated Tennessee State in the Southern Heritage Classic by thirteen points. [12] The Tigers played their home opener the following week, against Grambling State, [13] and defeated Mississippi Valley State at home to lead into a bye week. [14] Now ranked in the top 10 by the STATS FCS Poll, the Tigers continued their good form in a pair of road contests, first defeating Alabama State by fourteen points [15] and then beating Bethune–Cookman by forty. [16] Jackson State's homecoming game followed, as the Tigers hosted the Campbell Fighting Camels from the Big South Conference, and won by eight. [17] The following weekend, on October 29, Jackson State played host to College GameDay for the first time [18] as the Tigers defeated Southern in a shutout, 35–0. [19] That game was their final home contest of the season, as the followed it up with a road win at Texas Southern, [20] a neutral-site contest in Mobile, Alabama, against Alabama A&M, [21] and another road win over Alcorn State to cap their undefeated regular season. [22] This undefeated season also guaranteed them a bid to the SWAC Football Championship Game, where they defeated Southern for a second time to win their second consecutive SWAC championship. [23] The Tigers entered the game with a 12–0 record, and an 8–0 mark in conference play, and ranked No. 10 by the STATS Poll [24] and No. 5 by the Coaches' Poll. [25]

On December 3, 2022, following the conclusion of the SWAC championship game, it was announced that Sanders would accept the head coaching position at Colorado. [26] He arrived in Boulder to take the job the following day, [27] but clarified that he would remain with Jackson State through the end of the season, [28] making the Celebration Bowl his last game at Jackson State. [29]

North Carolina Central

In their third season under head coach Trei Oliver, the North Carolina Central (NCCU) Eagles began their 2022 campaign with a neutral site rivalry game against North Carolina A&T, which they won, marking their first win over the Aggies since 2016. [30] NCCU's home opener played to a shutout victory over Winston-Salem State, a NCAA Division II school which is also an HBCU. [31] NCCU pulled an upset the next week, defeating No. 25 New Hampshire on the road and taking their spot at No. 25 in the rankings the following week. [32] After a sound defeat of Virginia–Lynchburg the following week, [33] NCCU suffered their first defeat of the season at Campbell in their fifth game. [34] Following a bye week, they opened conference play with a 39-point defeat of Morgan State, [35] but were defeated on the road the following week by defending Celebration Bowl champions South Carolina State. [36] NCCU returned to winning ways with a victory over Delaware State, [37] and won their homecoming game against Howard. [38] The Eagles clinched the MEAC Championship and their bid to the Celebration Bowl on November 12, 2022, after defeating Norfolk State, 48–14. [39] They finished their regular season on with an away victory against Tennessee Tech by virtue of a field goal as time expired. [40] NCCU entered the game with an overall record of 9–2 and a MEAC record of 4–1. [40] They were ranked No. 21 in the Coaches' Poll [25] but were unranked in the STATS Poll prior to the game. [24]

Game summary

The Celebration Bowl was televised by ESPN, with a commentary team of Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker, and Tiffany Blackmon. [41] The ESPN Radio broadcast of the game featured commentators Anish Shroff, Max Starks, and Harry Lyles Jr. The game was officiated by a Mid-American Conference crew led by referee Billy Williams and umpire Tony Day. [3] The game was played indoors at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. [4]

Scoring summary

2022 Cricket Celebration Bowl
Period1234OTTotal
No. 10 Jackson State714013034
North Carolina Central10798741

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: n/a (game played indoors)
  • Game attendance: 49,670
  • Referee: Billy Williams
  • TV announcers (ABC): Tiffany Greene (play-by-play), Jay Walker (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
  • Box score
Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP Jackson StateNorth Carolina Central
111:377603:23NC Central32-yard field goal by Adrian Olivo03
17:274672:12NC CentralDavius Richard 4-yard touchdown run, Adrian Olivo kick good010
16:284640:52Jackson StateD.J. Stevens 24-yard touchdown reception from Shedeur Sanders, Alejandro Mata kick good710
210:413961:08Jackson StateKevin Coleman Jr. 85-yard touchdown reception from Shedeur Sanders, Alejandro Mata kick good1410
23:5111756:50NC CentralJ'Mari Taylor 10-yard touchdown run, Adrian Olivo kick good1417
20:309853:11Jackson StateShedeur Sanders 7-yard touchdown run, Alejandro Mata kick good2117
35:4512877:21NC CentralQuentin McCall 12-yard touchdown reception from Davius Richard, Adrian Olivo kick failed (wide right)2123
30:236613:44NC Central21-yard field goal by Adrian Olivo2126
411:2510553:51Jackson State Travis Hunter 18-yard touchdown reception from Shedeur Sanders, 2-point pass failed2726
44:3111736:48NC CentralLatrell Collier 7-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good2734
40:0015814:31Jackson StateTravis Hunter 19-yard touchdown reception from Shedeur Sanders, Alejandro Mata kick good3434
OT425NC CentralDavius Richard 1-yard touchdown run, Adrian Olivo kick good3441
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.3441

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